trails
June San José trails update
Jun 17, 2013Here's the latest in San José trails from Trail Manager Yves Zsutty.
Lower Guadalupe River Trail ConstructionThe Lower Guadalupe River Trail officially reopened on Saturday, April 20. About 50 people were in attendance, with representatives from the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy, City of San Jose, County, Water District and Cisco Systems to name a few. At that time, all pavement... read the whole note.
City of San José needs commuter data
May 03, 2013A request from San José's Department of Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services:
With completion of the Lower Guadalupe River Trail paving project, City staff seeks to document travel time improvements for regular or new commuters along the 6.7-mile paved trail extension to the Guadalupe River Park. The data collected will be kept confidential. We seek to represent the overall... read the whole note.
Work affecting access to Guadalupe River Trail April 23 through June 6
Apr 23, 2013The Santa Clara Valley Water District will be conducting seasonal river clean-up work between April 23 and June 6. Trees and debris will be removed from the river between Airport Parkway and Green Island Bridge. Because the Water District is using a “chipper” they can not permit the public to use one side of the trail during work hours. The Guadalupe River Trail is paved on both sides... read the whole note.
Lower Guadalupe Trail ribbon cutting
Apr 16, 2013Join us April 20th at 10am for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of 6.4 miles of paving of the Guadalupe River Trail to Alviso. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, SCVWD Chair Nai Hsueh, Supervisors Ken Yeager and Dave Cortese, Councilmembers Sam Liccardo and Kansen Chu, and many others will be joining us for this joyous occasion! Bring your bike to enjoy the smooth new ride.
San Tomas Aquino one year detour starts April 15
Apr 15, 2013The San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail will be temporarily detoured between Agnew Road and Tasman Drive for approximately 1 year starting April 15 and ending when the Stadium is open.
The detour is needed to ensure the safety of bicyclists, pedestrians, and construction workers. The construction activity in and around this portion of the San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail will include re-grading... read the whole note.
April 2, 2013 Letter in support of San José Coleman Road grant application
Mar 27, 2013You can download a PDF of this letter HERE. (590 KB)
April 2, 2013
Brian Mendenhall, Project Manager Santa Clara Valley Water District 5750 Almaden Expressway San Jose, CA 95118
Subject: Support for the City of San Jose Grant Application Coleman Road Trail Under-Crossing
Dear Mr. Mendenhall,
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition strongly supports the subject... read the whole note.
Save Our Trails annual meeting
Mar 25, 2013SVBC members interested in the San Jose’s growing trail network (now at over 50 miles of off-street trails, as well as anyone interested in supporting trails across the South Bay may want to attend the upcoming Annual Meeting of SAVE OUR TRAILS.
There will be three interesting and well-informed speakers, all committed advocates of building out the trail network in San Jose: the Vice... read the whole note.
San Jose Three Creeks Trail master planning
Feb 21, 2013San José is master planning the Three Creeks Trail by conducting three community workshops in the upcoming months. The recently acquired one-mile corridor will link the Los Gatos Creek Trail to the future Guadalupe River Trail, with the intent of extending the trail system eastward to link to Highway 87 Bikeway and Coyote Creek. Participate in planning the trail system by joining the project... read the whole note.
San Jose Trail Program seeks commuter data
Dec 05, 2012Within the next few months, the Lower Guadalupe River Trail project will be fully paved. The project extends existing paved trails through the downtown, and will offer a 9 mile off-street commute and recreational route linking downtown to the San Francisco Bay.
San Jose Trail Program staff believes that the improved trail surface will reduce travel time, increase usage and frequency of... read the whole note.
Action Alert: Support SVBC's recommendations to Santa Clara County Supervisors
Oct 30, 2012Some of you may be familiar with the matter of $10.4 million that Stanford agreed to spend over a decade ago to mitigate the loss of trail access to the community. Now, it finally looks like that money is going to be distributed in a competitive grant program. Many proposals have been submitted, and many of them contain multiple projects.
SVBC has spent significant time looking the... read the whole note.